To:I. F. DUBROVINSKY

Published:First published in 1964 inCollected Works, Fifth (Russian) Ed., Vol. 47.

      Sent from Paris to Davos (Switzerland).

      Printed from the original.Source:Lenin
	  Collected Works,

      Progress Publishers,[1977],

      Moscow,Volume 43,

      pages203-204a.Translated:Martin Parker and Bernard IsaacsTranscription\Markup:R. CymbalaPublic Domain:Lenin Internet Archive

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DearFriend,

Pokrovskyis staying with us. A philistine of the first water. “Of
course otzovism is stupid, of course it’s syndicalism, but for moral
considerations I and probably Stepanov too shall be for Maximov.” All
sorts of wicked people, don’t you see, are bullying the crystal-pure
scoundrels! These “moral” philistines begin to show how “moral” they
are as soon as you start speaking in their presence about the historical
task of uniting theMarxistelements in the group to save the
group and the Social-Democratic Party!

Itwas the opposition that invited this sorry moraliser—we didn’t
invite him, knowing that the general meeting was being
			      postponed.[1]

Thenews from Lindov and Orlovsky is so far not encouraging: the former
is supposed to be ill, the latter can come only to Petersburg. But my
letters addressed direct to them have not yet been answered. We shall wait
for their reply.

Itlooks as if Vlasov is now deciding the future: if he goes with the
stupids, the philistines and Machists, then, evidently, there will be a
split and astubbornstruggle. If he goes with us, then perhaps it
will be possible to con fine things to thedropping outof a
couple of philistines who are nil in the Party.

Thatblackguard Nikitich has gone to theS.R.swith a lot of
gossip and made mischief! Just like those “moral” parasites: to go to
another party to complain and lie about one, s own. At the
“trial” the S.R.s, obviously informed by Nikitich, are behaving
insolently, they
say.[3]We’ll hold this against Nikitich, we won’t forget it!

Iknow nothing about the “Yuri-Nikitich”
incident.[4]I thought you would be able to tell me about it. In my
opinion, youyourselfright now ought towriteto Yuri,respective[2]invite himto come to you, and obtain guarantees from him, or
better still have the remainder transferred to a safe place.

Domov+Bogdanov+Maratare now pressing on theB.C.to set the date of the plenary meeting for the end
of May or the beginning of June. Actually it can only be held later.

Takeyour cure seriously, obey the doctors in everything, so as to be a
little better by the time of the plenum at least.Pleasegive up
the idea of running away from the sanatorium: we are terribly short of
people, and if you don’t recover your health (and have no illusions, that
is not easy, it will require curing yourselfseriously!), we may
go under.

Tryto start andkeep upthe most regular correspondence with
Lyubich:this is imperativefor we may have to call him out in an
emergency. Be sure to arrangedirectcorrespondence with him.

Bestregards,N. Lenin

[1]Areference to a meeting of the enlarged Editorial Board ofProletary.—Ed.

[3]Evidentlythe reference is to the M. M. Litvinov inquiry in which
representatives of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party were also involved
(see this volume, Document 146).

[4]Whatthe “Yuri-Nikitich” incident was about has not been
established. Yuri was the pseudonym of D. S. Grozhan, who toward the end of
1907, on instructions from L. B. Krasin, arranged a private loan to the
Party treasury. The incident may have been connected with delay in payment
of the debt.